Tag: family
group name: bordersbookclub
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February 28, 2007 11:22 PM EST --
As a mom of three, I've seen my own children struggle with fitting in and being bullied. It was listening to their experiences, and my own frustrations, that led me to consider the topic of school . . . more
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March 19, 2007 08:15 AM EDT --
You may have noticed by now that I have a little "thing" about what I consider the "me-too"-ism of publishing. Why is it that when a book seems to come out of nowhere and suddenly succeeds . . . more
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September 01, 2007 03:55 PM EDT --
Angel of the night
As my thoughts race
restless,
in my worried mind.
And dream I chase
you hopeless,
despair I find
I see your face
but darkness
drives me blind
I close my eyes . . . more
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March 21, 2007 02:09 PM EDT --
What would you have done if you were an ordinary German citizen during World War II? Would you have risked your life to hide some Jews? Or turned them in? Would you have joined the Resistance? . . . more
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March 02, 2007 06:40 AM EST --
The “Nineteen Minutes” in Jodi Picoult’s latest novel is the time that it takes for Peter Houghton, the sensitive, awkward target of his classmates’ bullying and abuse, to . . . more
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March 03, 2007 03:15 PM EST --
The Edge of Winter is my favorite novel. People always ask whether I have one, whether novels are like children—and if so, how can a writer possibly name a favorite? I don't want to be unfair . . . more
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August 15, 2007 09:58 AM EDT --
Nancy Horan's provocative and moving debut novel, Loving Frank, examines an era in architect Frank Lloyd Wright's career that is rarely considered, even by the the most avid followers of his Prairie . . . more
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February 28, 2007 11:05 PM EST --
In her emotionally charged new novel, Nineteen Minutes, Jodi Picoult delves beneath the surface of a small town to explore what it means to be different in our society.
In Sterling, New Hampshire, . . . more
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January 19, 2007 10:17 AM EST --
I desperately want my son to love books. He's a third grader now, and he can read independently, but he'd much rather be out on his new skateboard trying to fracture something. I don't . . . more
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March 03, 2008 07:36 PM EST --
wind lifts, skies darken , leaves to yellow,
white sand memories of kicking foam,
and the tides rush in, crashing sandcastles
we built when you were small;
we made mountains, . . . more
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January 10, 2007 04:42 PM EST --
Read our interview, then watch our Borders Book Club episode with Lalita Tademy at www.BordersMedia.com/tademy
Afterward, tell us what you think about the interview . . . more
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September 26, 2007 03:43 PM EDT --
Join us here at 2-3pm ET on Friday, September 28th for an interactive interview with Mike Linderman, child therapist and author of The Teen Whisperer.
Mike Linderman is a teen therapist unlike . . . more
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June 10, 2007 06:01 AM EDT --
Anyone ever wonder why our grown children keeps coming back home again and again? Did we do something wrong in teaching them as children how to become adults? I ask myself this question about . . . more
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January 27, 2008 01:27 PM EST --
History Dudes: Ancient Egyptians and History Dudes: Vikings were written by Laura Buller, illustrated by Rich Cando, and published by DK Publishing. . . . more
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February 17, 2008 09:13 PM EST --
Author: Betsy Brown Braun
225 pages
For parents of children aged 2-6
Indexed for ease in use as a reference.
In a sentence: A parenting book offering tips and scripts for answering children's . . . more
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February 01, 2008 02:39 AM EST --
On The other End by; Beej T. 1/31/08 . . . more
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August 07, 2007 05:55 PM EDT --
Awakening Through Love pioneers new ways of using Tibetan Buddhist practices: in family, work, service, social action
Love is often considered an abstract concept or, when discussed in popular . . . more
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April 20, 2007 10:43 PM EDT --
On Wednesday, April 18, 2007, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the Partial Birth Abortion Ban passed by Congress in 2003 and signed into law by President George W. Bush. . . . more
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May 01, 2007 03:37 PM EDT --
A picture is worth a thousand words. Often I have looked at pictures of people and wondered how they changed from the seemingly carefree happy child into the tormented adult they were today. Most . . . more
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March 03, 2007 02:02 PM EST --
“In nineteen minutes, you can mow the front lawn; color your hair; watch a third of a hockey game. In nineteen minutes, you can bake scones or get a tooth filled by a dentist; you can fold . . . more
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